EN AC-45400 (45400-T4, AISi5Cu3) Cast Aluminum

Cast Aluminum Alloys

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density2.8g/cm³

Elastic Modulus72GPa

Tensile Strength260MPa

Yield Strength130MPa

Brinell Hardness86HB

Maximum Service Temperature170°C

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Chemical Composition

0 to 0.1%

0 to 0.55%

4.5 to 6.0%

2.6 to 3.6%

0 to 0.25%

88.4 to 92.9%

0 to 0.050%

0 to 0.1%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.15%

0 to 0.050%

0 to 0.2%

0 to 0.6%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

72 GPa

Elongation at Break

6.7 %

Fatigue Strength

55 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

27 GPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

260 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

130 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

Physical

Density

2.8 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

470 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

170 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

630 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

560 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

880 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

140 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

54 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

22 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

12 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

30 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

95 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

14 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

110 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

49 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

25 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

32 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

10 % relative

Embodied Carbon

7.8 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 63 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1100 L/kg

Embodied Water

1100 L/kg 130 gal/lb

Registered Designations & Aliases

45400-T4AISi5Cu3EN AC-45400EN AC-45400 (45400-T4, AISi5Cu3) Cast Aluminum

Standards

EN 1706 EN 1706: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Castings. Chemical composition and mechanical properties

EN 1706 EN 1706: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Castings. Chemical composition and mechanical properties Handbook of Aluminum vol. 2: Alloy Production and Materials Manufacturing, George Totten and D. Scott MacKenzie (editors), 2003